After reaching out to India to retain its diplomatic presence in Afghanistan recently, Taliban leader Sher Mohammed Abbas Stanekzai once again made the effort to highlight Afghanistan’s poli... Read more
First Outreach Signal: UNSC Drops Taliban Reference in Line on Terror
Less than two weeks since the Taliban captured power in Afghanistan, the United Nations Security Council has dropped a reference to it from a paragraph in its statement that called on Afghan... Read more
With militant group Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday, 29 August, said that India will also be changing its strategy towards the country and... Read more
India, Russia to Expand Cooperation in Central Asia, Says Envoy
India and Russia are expecting to conclude the bilateral logistics agreement, Reciprocal Exchange of Logistics Agreement (RELOS), and a Navy to Navy cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (... Read more
‘Discussions on Theatre Commands Making Good Progress’: Rajnath Singh
Last month, IAF chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria flagged concerns about the theaterisation model. Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said discussions on the creation of joint comm... Read more
Indian Military to rain-storm over Taliban in Afghanistan
With the US leaving behind billions of dollars’ worth military hardware in Afghanistan, India is worried about the proliferation of conventional weapons and night vision devices among Taliba... Read more
K.C. Singh | India’s Options Limited as Pakistan Makes Hay in Kabul
he fast-moving developments in Afghanistan continue to capture public attention in India. The picture of the only Sikh Cabinet minister in the BJP-NDA government carrying one of the three Si... Read more
Taliban Largely Seal off Kabul Airport Amid Frantic Airlift
Taliban forces sealed off Kabul’s airport on Saturday to most Afghans hoping for evacuation as most NATO nations flew out their troops after two decades in Afghanistan, winding down a franti... Read more
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi on Friday discussed need for a special leader’s level meeting on Afghanistan by G20 grouping with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Italy is the... Read more
‘From Pak Standpoint, Af Situation is About India’
P. Stobdan, author of “The Afghan Conflict and India” says the entire Afghan situation from the standpoint of Pakistan is about India. “This is a very serious development from an Indian stra... Read more









